Destroyed Coastal Habitats Produce Significant Greenhouse Gas
Destruction of coastal habitats may release as much as 1 billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year, 10 times higher than previously reported, according to a new Duke-led study.
Indian sand artist wins prize in Denmark
A sand sculpture on marine conservation, a 20-feet high sculpture “Save the Ocean” created by Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik, has won the prestigious audience prize at an international sand art competition held in Copenhagen.
Plan Approved to Find Faults Near Diablo Canyon, California
In a showdown that pit antinuclear activists against marine-mammal supporters, the California State Lands Commission approved PG&E’s plans to begin conducting high-energy 3-d offshore seismic tests to determine the extent to which the faults offshore from the Diablo Canyon Power Plant in Avila Beach connect…
Constructing On A Peau De Chagrin: Cox’s Bazar Proliferating Beachside Resorts
Bangladesh is probably one of the last places in Asia people would expect to see a thriving beachside resort with luxury hotels…
Opposition to Beach Sand Mining Mounts, India
The Akhila Bharata Rythu Coolie Sangham and other organisations are vehemently opposing the sand mining activity in Vajrapukotturu — situated in the state of Andhra Pradesh on India’s southeastern coast — as they believe that it is detrimental to the interests of fishermen and other communities that depend on the sea for their livelihood.
Mass stranding of pilot whales both on Us and Uk’s Beaches
More than 20 whales are thought to have died after becoming stranded off the coast of Fife, Scotland, while on the other side of the Atlantic, more than 20 pilot whales came ashore on a South Florida beach…
Environmental activism gains a foothold in China
Protesters have pushed green issues on to the state agenda, despite a predictably heavy-handed response.
The Fatal Shore, Awash in Plastic
A recent typhoon off Hong Kong washed half a dozen shipping containers overboard, and it wasn’t long before the cargo, 150 tons of tiny plastic beads, began washing up on the beaches. Local fish farmers also started finding the plastic in the stomachs of their fish…
Typhoon Bolaven reaches Korean Peninsula
After striking Japan, powerful typhoon Bolaven reaches Korean Peninsula. Bolaven was, reportedly the strongest typhoon to strike Okinawa in nearly 50 years, with winds of 259 kilometers (161 miles) per hour.